Branch of Service
U.S. Army
Hometown
Wilkes Barre, Pennsylvania
Honored By
Family
SERVED JUNE 12, 1940 TO MAY 23, 1945. HE WAS IN THE HAWAIIAN DIVISION; THEN 25TH INFANTRY DIVISION KNOWN AS 'TROPIC LIGHTNING'. STATIONED AT SCHOFIELD BARRACKS IN PEARL HARBOR DURING THE JAPANESE ATTACK. AFTER THAT HE WAS SENT TO GUADALCANAL, NEW ZEALAND AND THE PHILIPPINE ISLANDS.